Global Entrepreneurship Program
The Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) is a unique program offered on three continents by the world’s most prestigious entrepreneurial programs. The GEP is offered by Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (North America) and its partner institutions, EMLYON Business School (Europe), and Zhejiang University’s School of Management (China). All three are highly respected institutions that are highly ranked in entrepreneurship in their respective regions.
Combining the world’s best entrepreneurial teaching with three diverse global markets, the GEP prepares you to recognize and define the changes critical to growing businesses in a competitive marketplace.
Discover How You Can:
- Earn this extraordinary degree in just 12 months
- Increase your probability of success in global markets
- Work with an international team of faculty and students
- Enhance your leadership and presentation skills with stakeholders from international business environments
- Build your professional and personal global network
Ideal for students who have recently graduated from a four-year undergraduate business program, the GEP exposes students to life and business inside and outside of the classroom in the U.S., France, and China. Students learn about the challenges and opportunities of working cross culturally, thus equipping themselves for global careers. In just twelve months, students receive a Master of Science in Management degree with a concentration in Global Entrepreneurship.
Learn what it takes to be an effective global business leader on three different continents by studying, living, and working with students from around the globe. Immerse yourself into a cultural experience beyond pure academic studies. Most important, you will work on a semester-long consulting project for a local company with students from other countries, reinforcing teamwork on a global level.
Degree conferred: Students enrolled in the Global Entrepreneurship Program through Babson College will work toward a Master of Science in Management degree with a concentration in Global Entrepreneurship. Students will receive documentation from EMLYON and Zhejiang University stating that they have completed the other portions of the GEP curriculum.
The end result: With your Master of Science in Management degree with a concentration in Global Entrepreneurship, you will be well prepared to begin a global career equipped with an entrepreneurial mind-set.
Cultural Programming and Co-Curricular Opportunities
Students enrolled in the Global Entrepreneurship Program not only experience the classroom environment in three countries, they are also exposed to the cultures of three unique countries. Each institution provides opportunities for students to learn about the culture and business environment through trips to local cultural sites and visits and exposure to local businesses. Past trips include trips to France’s Beaujolais region and Chamonix/Mont Blanc, tours of a Chinese rice wine village, a tour of a Wahaha factory in China, a Boston Red Sox game, and a trip to Washington, DC.